Weber's, the landmark German restaurant in Syracuse, re-opening Friday

The Weber family is re-opening its landmark German restaurant on Syracuse's North Side on Friday, three days after it was seized by the state for unpaid sales taxes.

Heather Bragman / The Post-StandardWeber's, the landmark German restaurant on Syracuse's North Side, reopens at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

"We paid the taxes and we are here now preparing to open for business,'' said Erich Weber, whose grandparents founded the restaurant at 820 Danforth St. in the 1940s. "Same staff, same hours, same menu.''

Weber, his father, Otto, and other staff members were at the restaurant this afternoon, getting it in shape for business on Friday.

Weber's was shut down suddenly on Tuesday by the state Department of Taxation and Finance. A tax department spokesman said at the time that Weber's had not paid nearly $22,000 in sales taxes collected and owed the state. State representatives had the door locks changed and stickers placed on the restaurants doors stating it had been seized.

The Weber family paid the taxes and regained control of the restaurant, said Erich Weber.